Journal Junction for December 28

December 28, 2012

Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.

From Martinsburg:

Boehner and the Tea Party are such losers. The failure of "Plan B" just goes to show there's additional reasons that cuts in SS, Medicare, and Medicaid for people who have less, should never have even been on the table...

From Charles Town Road:

Richard Gregory on NBC's Meet The Press last Sunday held up a 30-round AR-15/M-16 mag, asking NRA's Wayne LaPierre why they are needed. Any mag holding more than 10 rounds is illegal to possess in D.C. NBC had asked and been denied permission by the D.C. Metro Police Force to use it. NBC blatantly broke a gun law while calling for more of them.

From Martinsburg:

Why can't our Target in The Commons have a health care walk-in clinic? The nearest one is in Leesburg, Va. We can't even get a MedExpress in this area; you have to drive to the other side of town for that. If and when they come to this area, then I could understand places like City Urgent Care cutting back on their hours. Other places around this area don't even bother to list their hours.

From Shepherdstown:

To the person who had concern about the 10 kittens and cats near W.Va. 9: Shelters are full, but all staff can offer an alternative. We can't let these animals remain abandoned. Contact one of the local county animal shelters. Foster homes may be available.

From Hedgesville:

On both Monday and Wednesday this week, snow plows went west on Hampshire Grade Road from Shanghai and turned right on Haymaker Road. The rest of Hampshire Grade Road up Third Hill Mountain from Haymaker west was NOT plowed, yet there are several families that live up the mountain between there and the entrance to Sleepy Creek, making this hazardous under normal circumstances, but what if there was a life-threatening emergency?

From Shenandoah Junction:

Glendale Farms HOA: Please plow our short road! This is what we pay our annual dues for. We "non-retirees" still need to go to work when it snows.

From Hedgesville:

Worked for a union for 15 years and now receive $177 a month in retirement after 15 years of union dues. We all received the same pay no matter how hard we worked. I would rather have been on my own merits.

From Martinsburg:

I do not understand non-essential businesses remaining open during a snow/ice storm for the sake of profit only. When will employers put their bottom line on hold to ensure the safety of their employees? My child was mandated to work Wednesday although she didn't have one customer! She risked her life and the lives of others by having to be on the treacherous, untreated roads.

From Martinsburg:

It is a shame that some of your workers don't want to work if you don't want to pay them double time or time and a half. These city workers have families too, not just you all, and it's only fair they should get holiday pay same as anybody else get and respect out on these bad roads. They risk their life out there, the same as anybody else.

From Charles Town:

Can someone please explain why it is taking so long to repair the Jefferson County Courthouse clock?